Where does “Ferienlager” come from?

Ferienlager (German) comes from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ferienlager (German): summer camp

Definitions

  1. summer camp

Ancestry of “Ferienlager”, step by step

Ferienlager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger—
3Old High Germanlegar—
4Old Norselegr—
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via German Ferien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFerienvacation, holiday; school break
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →